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JEFFERSON, Ga. — Debbie Mintz is a special education teacher, who has served a much greater role within her community. Reporter Kaitlin Long shows you what made her presence in Jackson County schools so special. WATCH: By Kaitlin Long

One local fire department hopes to improve the safety of its volunteers in order to improve the chances of saving lives. The Oconee County Fire and Rescue Department is asking for more than $150,000 in extra funds, to update some of their breathing devices. These breathing devices aid the volunteers when they…

According to a Barrow County Sheriff’s release, 35 year old Chanin Watkins of Bethlehem was arrested today for 26 counts of theft by taking. The sheriff’s department was able to determine that Watkins unlawfully obtained $56,000 in funds from the Barrow County Youth Soccer Association, after a detailed investigation. She…

Gove. Nathan Deal appointed Eric Norris to be the fourth Superior Court judge in both Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties. By Matt Mataxas

UGA College of Engineering could change the way power lines are inspected, in appropriate engineering fashion… ROBOTS. Javad Mohammadpour, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at UGA, has led a team of graduate students in creating a safer and cheaper way to repair electrical wiring. The team has designed, prototyped and tested…

UGA’s Miller Learning Center saw more alleged suspisous activity last night. Just a few days after police escorted a man and women out of the MLC for alleged prostitution recruitment, UGA police was notified last night that a suspicious person had been “making two female students uncomfortable” inside the MLC. The…

  Athens, GA- The UGA softball team got the better of an in-state rival Wednesday night, as they defeated the Georgia State Lady Panthers by a score of 8-0 in 5 innings. Pitcher Kylie Bass went the distance for the Lady Dawgs tossing a two-hit shutout. The Dawgs were also active at the plate, tallying 13…

Prince Avenue Christian Wolverines The Wolverines are hosting their last game of the season tonight against Lakeview Academy. The Wolverines go into this game with a 15-10 record, and hope for the same success they had on Tuesday, when they beat Lakeview Academy 5-2. First pitch is scheduled for 5:30 PM.…

                – 38 year old John Martin The GBI is investigating a deputy involved shooting in Oconee County. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Department says one of its officers shot 38 year old family violence suspect John Martin around 10 PM last night. According to…

Athens GA- [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pW3kNehEog&w=560&h=315] Glen Nowak says that he believes that the Zika virus is capable of becoming locally-acquired. According to Nowak, Zika is locally-acquired whenever an infected person travels to a location where the disease is not found. A mosquito can bite this person and in return bite someone…